Wintzenheim | |
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| Coordinates:48°04′26″N7°17′26″E / 48.0739°N 7.2906°E /48.0739; 7.2906 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Haut-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Colmar-Ribeauvillé |
| Canton | Wintzenheim |
| Intercommunality | Colmar Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Serge Nicole[1] |
Area 1 | 18.97 km2 (7.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 8,059 |
| • Density | 424.8/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 68374 /68920 |
| Elevation | 202–827 m (663–2,713 ft) (avg. 230 m or 750 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Wintzenheim (French pronunciation:[vintsənaim]ⓘ;German:Winzenheim) is acommune in theHaut-Rhindépartement inGrand Est in north-easternFrance.[3]
Wintzenheim is a town of about 8,000 inhabitants (2020) to the west ofColmar. Colmar is a town which receives very little rain because it benefits from amicroclimate (called themicro-climat desTrois-Épis [fr]) due to the effect of a vortex propagated by theMunster valley with winds from the south-west to west. Situated only 3 km (1.9 mi) from Colmar, Wintzenheim benefits from this micro-climate.
Until theFrench Revolution, Wintzenheim was a dependency of the Lords of Hohlandsbourg.The area was historically administered by the Ribeaupierre family. Later, control passed to the Counts of Lupfen. In the 16th century, Lazarus von Schwendi (also known as Lazare de Schwendi) took over its administration.Louvois rewarded generalJoseph de Montclar with thisfief in 1680.
Its inhabitants are calledWintzenheimois in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 6,001 | — |
| 1975 | 6,311 | +0.72% |
| 1982 | 6,441 | +0.29% |
| 1990 | 6,554 | +0.22% |
| 1999 | 7,180 | +1.02% |
| 2009 | 7,610 | +0.58% |
| 2014 | 7,536 | −0.20% |
| 2020 | 7,933 | +0.86% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Möhnesee in Germany
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